Edgar Allen Poe

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Name: Edgar Allan Poe Occupation: Writer Birth date: January 19, 1809 Death date: October 07, 1849 Education: University of Virginia, U.S. Military Academy at West Point Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts Place of death: Baltimore, Maryland Biographical InformationTime PeriodEdgar Allan Poe wrote during the nineteenth century in the Romanticism era, and early Victorian era.Style of WritingEdgar Allen PoeBy: Spencer HardageKaylee NguyenArianna GonzalesChassie TamayoEdgar Allan Poe was credited as the inventor of detective style fiction. Poe was famous for his mysterious, horror, and insanity genres in his works. He uses literacy devices such as:anadiplosis - (when the last word or words in a sentence is used as the first word or words in the next sentence)bomphiologia - (bombastic, pompous speech)chronographia - (vivid representation of a certain historical or recurring time to create an illusion of reality)enargia - (a vivid description)to help the reader better understand the characters in the story.

Romanticism Era:Writers such as Edgar Allan Poe created a lot of fiction literary worksFocused on the sin concept and a dark look at societyVictorian Era:Edgar Allan Poe had written "The Raven" during this time

What was going on in the world?- Election of Andrew Jackson (1828)

- Slavery:Illegal in New York (1827)Georgia prohibits slave education (1829)Banned in Great Britan (1833)

- Panic of 1837:Financial crisisWriters weren't paid much

- Underground Railroad is established (1830

- Texas declares independence from Mexico (1835)Inspiration For His WorkPoe was inspired to be a writer because of his tragic life and horrible experiences.The RavenThe Tell Tale HeartThe Fall of the House of Usher